Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 Unlimited Love Red Hot Chili Peppers ★★ 43 Rock Alternative Rock With legendary guitarist John Frusciante– whose contributions in the past had lead to the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ best works like Blood Sugar…, Californiacation, By The Way and Stadium Arcadium – again in the fold, there wasContinue reading “Unlimited Love – Red Hot Chili Peppers ★★”
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Salad Days – Mac DeMarco ★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2014 Salad Days Mac DeMarco ★★★ 60 Rock Psychedelic Rock Indie Rock Mac DeMarco is a man who knows what he’s doing and knows how to do it well. A lazy, drowsy, trippy, aimless 34 minute collection of short songs like Salad Days is absolutely not for everyone, butContinue reading “Salad Days – Mac DeMarco ★★★”
This Old Dog – Mac DeMarco ★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2017 This Old Dog Mac DeMarco ★★★ 65 Rock Psychedelic Rock Indie Rock If you want to get a taste of what Mac DeMarco is all about, this album is a perfect sampling of everything he has to offer. It’s 42 minutes of Mac at his most DeMarco-y –Continue reading “This Old Dog – Mac DeMarco ★★★”
In Your Honor – Foo Fighters ★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2005 In Your Honor Foo Fighters ★★★ 68 Rock Alternative Rock Double albums are almost always difficult to rate or justify, but Dave Grohl and Co. do a solid enough job to warrant one with In Your Honor, a two-disc, hour-and-a-half project that very clearly separates the band’s hard-rockingContinue reading “In Your Honor – Foo Fighters ★★★”
Blue Weekend – Wolf Alice ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2021 Blue Weekend Wolf Alice ★★★★ 82 Rock Shoegaze Dream Pop I was a big Wolf Alice fan back when their debut album came out in 2015, but their 2017 follow up lacked a lot of the emotion and raw energy that drew me to the band to beginContinue reading “Blue Weekend – Wolf Alice ★★★★”
Lucifer On The Sofa – Spoon ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 Lucifer On The Sofa Spoon ★★★½ 72 Rock Alternative Rock Indie Rock As expected, Spoon’s 10th album and first since 2017’s Hot Thoughts feels almost exactly like their nine previous records. Spoon is likely the most consistent active band. None of their albums are great, but they’re allContinue reading “Lucifer On The Sofa – Spoon ★★★½”
Souvlaki – Slowdive ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 1994 Souvlaki Slowdive ★★★½ 71 Rock Shoegaze Dream Pop When I think about what shoegaze music is and sounds like, Slowdive is usually the first band that comes to mind. Out of any band, they create the cleanest, purest version of that quintessential shoegaze sound – loud choruses thatContinue reading “Souvlaki – Slowdive ★★★½”
Bleach – Nirvana ★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 1989 Bleach Nirvana ★★★ 60 Rock Alternative Rock Grunge Not exactly the best representation of what Nirvana will become in the years that follow, but Bleach is an album that built the groundwork for an entire decade of music. Wailing, screeching guitars over a havey, distorted grunge fuzz. AContinue reading “Bleach – Nirvana ★★★”
Ohms – Deftones ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Scoore Genre 2020 Ohms Deftones ★★★½ 75 Rock Shoegaze Alternative Metal Through the three stages of the band’s life—an early rise at the height of the mid-90s nu-metal and hard rock craze, a slow fall into somewhat obscurity as the genre faded, and their resurgence as almost a 90s nostalgia act—DeftonesContinue reading “Ohms – Deftones ★★★½”
Bright Green Field – Squid
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2021 Bright Green Field Squid ★★★½ 79 Rock Alternative Rock Post Punk There’s a lot to like about Bright Green Field, the first album by British band Squid. Musically, it’s post punk with a lot of captivating odd, dancy syncopation and forward energy. The production is more diverse thanContinue reading “Bright Green Field – Squid”
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